States and school districts across the country are leveraging school health policies to support children’s health and learning during COVID-19. This includes making policy changes to support access to healthy meals, deliver telehealth services and implement programs to support the…
El Cerrito High School is committed to engaging stakeholders at all levels in designing and implementing wellness initiatives for students and staff. When student leaders raised concerns about access to clean, fresh drinking water, the school health center staff and…
Martin Luther King Jr. High School in Pittsburg, CA wanted to encourage their students to drink more water instead of unhealthy sugar-sweetened beverages. Yet, teachers realized that traditional water fountains offered only part of the answer. They also wanted to…
Wells Middle School in Riverside, CA has been motivated by the abundance of research linking healthy nutritious school meals, particularly breakfast meals, with student academic achievement. In an effort to increase participation in breakfast meal programs and support students and…
Action for Healthy Kids shares activities and resources to keep their kids moving, learning, and eating healthily when they are out of school for any reason.
Action for Healthy Kids offers ways to incorporate healthy activities, brain breaks, nutrition education, and opportunities for social-emotional learning during virtual learning sessions.
Easy recipies and ideas for eating healthy at home, delivered to your inbox from Kaiser Permanante.
Learn about the the CDC’s framework for addressing health in schools, the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model (WSCC). This resource includes strategies to integrate school health services, nutrition, physical education/activity, and out-of-school time across the WSCC framework.
Explore the latest guidance from the CDC to support the growth and development of healthy children and teens.
Capital City Public Charter School system’s middle school in Washington, DC took their interest in fostering healthier eating habits to a whole new level. Recognizing the value of hands-on educational opportunities for building life-long healthy habits, the school created its…